Table 2 Mechanism of injury and details of aortic injury
From: Traumatic blunt thoracic aortic injury: a 10-year single-center retrospective analysis
Variable | Value |
|---|---|
Causes of injury, n (%) | |
Car accidents | 32 (44.4) |
Auto-pedestrian collisions | 11 (15.2) |
Motorcycle accidents | 3 (4.1) |
Fall < 3 m | 8 (11.1) |
Fall ≥ 3 m | 12 (16.7) |
Falling object | 1 (1.4) |
Others | 5 (6.9) |
Concomitant injuries, n (%) | |
Fractured ribs | 37 (51.4) |
Haemothorax | 26 (36.1) |
Pneumothorax | 3 (4.2) |
Abdominal injury | 10 (13.9) |
Pelvic injury | 18 (25) |
Traumatic brain injury | 23 (31.9) |
Mean chest AIS at ED, mean(SD) | 3.7 (1.2) |
Mean head AIS at ED, mean(SD) | 3.5 (1.4) |
Location of aortic injury, n (%) | |
Ascending aorta | 9 (12.5) |
Aortic arch | 17 (23.6) |
Isthmus | 37 (51.4) |
Descending aorta | 9 (12.5) |
Grade of aortic injury, n (%) | |
I | 1 (1.4) |
II | 17 (23.6) |
III | 52 (72.2) |
IV | 2 (2.8) |
Admission EF (%), mean(SD) | 56.9 (4.8) |
Annulus diameter, mean (mm), mean (SD) | 22.6 (2.2) |
SOV (mm), mean (SD) | 32.7 (4.9) |
Ascending aortic diameter (mm), mean (SD) | 31.3 (3.1) |